Understanding the Kingdom of God
In this episode Matt discusses Understanding the Kingdom of God, defining the Kingdom of God.
[00:00:22] - a recap of previous episodes
[00:02:31] - Luke 17:21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”[a]
[00:02:48] - I Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
[00:03:03] - Galatians 1:13-14 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.
[00:03:44] - Matthew 16:15-19 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock[a] I will build my church, and the gates of hell[b] shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed[c] in heaven.”
[00:05:25] - I Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
[00:06:07] - Matthew 6:9-10 Pray then like this:“Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name.[a]Your kingdom come,your will be done,on earth as it is in heaven.
[00:08:09] - Definition of the Kingdom of Heaven
[00:10:38] - When he shall appear
[00:12:08] - Understanding the Kingdom of Heaven
[00:14:40] - Luke 17:21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.
[00:14:58] - Are you available to God?
Quotes from the episode:
“The Kingdom of God really then is us, his church.” [00:03:34]
“When we pray, we are to make commands upon God and upon heaven to accomplish God’s purposes in the earth. [00:07:00]
“We the followers of Jesus are instructed to be brokers of what is in heaven...our job here is to bring what is already there in heaven and have it manifest here.” [00:07:50]
“The church must be defined as the siblings of Jesus and the sons and daughters of the most high.....it is wherever they gather.” [00:09:19]
“When he shall appear we shall be more like him.” [00:10:10]
“To understand the Kingdom of Heaven is to understand our responsibility to bring heaven to earth.” [00:12:08]
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